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This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.